. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 396 THE PEAR. little coarse grained, ?ofl, sweet, and of pleasant flavour. LasJ of September. 137. Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee. § Man in H. M. This excellent French pear, was imported from Vilmorin, of Paris. It is greatly superiour in flavour to the old JalouAe, though having a little of its peculiar appearance. Young shoots upright, long, brownish-yellow. Fruit of me- dium size, tur- binate, or ob- tuse - pyriform. Skin dull yellow and green, con- siderably mark- ed with russet patches and dots, and tinged with a red cheek. Stal
. The fruits and fruit trees of America;. Fruit-culture; Fruit. 396 THE PEAR. little coarse grained, ?ofl, sweet, and of pleasant flavour. LasJ of September. 137. Jalousie de Fontenay Vendee. § Man in H. M. This excellent French pear, was imported from Vilmorin, of Paris. It is greatly superiour in flavour to the old JalouAe, though having a little of its peculiar appearance. Young shoots upright, long, brownish-yellow. Fruit of me- dium size, tur- binate, or ob- tuse - pyriform. Skin dull yellow and green, con- siderably mark- ed with russet patches and dots, and tinged with a red cheek. Stalk about an inch long, set obliquely, with- out depression on an obtuse point. Calyx , with closed and j stiff* segments, I set in a shallow, ] round basin. Flesh white, but- tery, melting, with a rich fla- voured juice. First of October. Fig. 173. JdUmsu de Fontenay Vendie. 138. King Edward's. Thomp. Jackman*s Melting. Man, King Edward's is a large, and very handsome fruit, which was received from England, with a high reputation, but which proves a very uncertain fruit in this climate. Occasionally, it is of excellent flavour, but very often it is quite astringent and indifferent. The tree is very thrifty. Young shoots stout, up- Tight, dark brown. Fruit large, pyriform, tapering gradually to the stalk, which. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. New York, Wiley & Halsted
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